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How were sales on that product? Did they meet your
expectations?
It was our first marker, so it did pretty well. It started off
slowly as it was something that the industry hasn’t really
seen before with the “Rhino Skin” cover. Everyone was a
little hesitant and not too sure how it would hold up out
on the field. But once a few of the markers got out, we
saw sales rise. I think people warmed up to the design and
realized the potential once they actually shot it and held it
in their hands. People’s perception is always different once
they actually see and touch a product versus what they see
in pictures and online. But sales are going pretty well for
the D3S right now. We have received letters and emails
about how much our customers like the marker, which let’s
us know that we are definitely going the right direction.
You are now in the paintball business. How did that
come about?
We had been thinking about offering paintballs to our
customers for a little while. We were doing research on
which paintball manufactures were the best and seeing
what the market looked like before jumping into such a big
commitment. Once we decided that we wanted to offer
paintballs as part of our product line, we started reaching

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out to close friends in the industry and seeing what they
thought about us offering paintballs. Our dealers were
supportive and one of them actually put us in touch with
our current manufacture. From there, everything came
into fruition and came into place.... hence WPN paintballs
is back!
How is that going?
It’s actually going very well... as with everything else, there
are options for customers out there when it comes to
paint. We want to give customers the option and deciding
for themselves, which paint to use. So far we have been
well received... WPN was around a few years ago, and
then they stopped. Now that we brought WPN back, the
old school players are very excited to see it back, while
the younger and newer players are just starting to find out
about us. We are very excited about the future of WPN
paintballs!!
What is it about your paint that makes it special or
makes it stand out from the rest?
Our paint uses PEG in our fills. We DO NOT use oil and
very little (5%) starch (only for our recreational ball), in
our paintballs, thus making it very easy to clean and NO
stains!! Our paintballs may cost a little bit more than other